{"id":563,"date":"2022-11-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/future-forgers\/?p=563"},"modified":"2022-11-20T22:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T22:54:05","slug":"week-11-november-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/future-forgers\/week-11-november-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 11 – November 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This week was all about dev time and polishing. We had a meeting with our instructors Heather and Jonathan as well as our consultant Ralph early on in the week to show off our progress. Our game now has an official logo and title screen. We have also added a new type of interactable to the game to allow for more environmental storytelling. We\u2019ve continued with polish and implementation, this includes the full implementation of our animation state machine in the game, credits, UI, and low-priority environmental assets. Along with the credits and title screen, we have the first draft of the resources page up on the website. This will be linked to for our call to action at the end of the game as well as in the game’s title menu. Looking into next week we hope to have a new build and animations implemented before the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Logo and Title Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Project Ecotopia<\/em> has an official logo! This will be used in the game during the title screen as well as the credits. It will also come in handy when we are creating an iitch.io page for the game as well as submitting it to festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Logo by Amber Griffith<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Below is the logo in the mockup of the title screen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Inspectable Items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One area of feedback we had gotten from some faculty as well as playtesters was that the world could often feel sterile and lived in. We wanted to add more character and context to the world as well so our solution to these problems is the new inspectable item interaction. This will also give more reason to go off the beaten path in the environment rather than being funneled through by the main gameplay.\u00a0 Small items are placed around the game environment that when interacted with Mirri, the player character, will comment on. She will mention characters and their use. These items will range from garden tools to laptops as well as a few other surprises. Take a look at a few below as well as a sample of the accompanying text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asha’s Notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chess Game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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Garden Shears Text Example – “Mirri:<\/strong> Jeremiah was using these when I saw him working on the hydroponics system last week. He\u2019s always so meticulous about maintaining the spinach and the collards!”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Polishing and Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Animation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The animation state machine is up and running in the engine, which is another major milestone for character art. This will be applied to all characters and will allow them to react to different dialogue choices and moments in the story. It is all modular so the animations can be slotted in and out if there are any future changes that need to be made. Take a quick look at it up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n